The Strategist quiz #637

The Strategist quiz #637

1. This person from the Nordic region was called the King of Spirits during the 1870s.He introduced fractional distillation which produced liquor without fusel alcohol in 1877, under the name "Tiodubbelt Renadt Brännvin". Brännvin literally means "burnt wine". Fusel alcohols, also referred as potato oil in Europe and are a mixture of several alcohols produced as a by-product of alcoholic fermentation. Name him and the brand he created. 

2. This person contributed to the development of the theory of marginalism, that rejected the cost-of-production theories of value, developed by the classical economists such as Adam Smith and David Ricardo. Name him and what is he known for starting.

3. This place in India was given the nick name "Little Japan". It employs 1 million people and has a turnover of Rs 6,000 crore approximately. Name it.

4. Connect a motorbike, high speed train, patrol boat, asteroid mission and a fictional video game character with the Peregrine falcon and what do you arrive at?

5. Name the company whose logo includes a caricature of the Mount Everest

6. Which brand's sustainable innovation programme is called Tru-BLU? It also has a squad by the same name that consists of ambassadors for of the same programme.

7. As per traditional Islamic commercial law, what is the term used to describe an instrument of credit that is used for transfer of debt and innovation? 

8. What is common to the late Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Hollywood actress Julie Christie and film director Alan Parker, who directed Pink Floyd's musical The Wall and the famous Gene Hackman starrer Mississippi Burning.

9. Name the brand that is using the word "Surprisingly" as a prefix to its name

10. Connect the two images and establish a strategy or out of the box thinking process the relates to the brand mentioned

One lucky winner will receive a cheque for Rs 2,000. Send your entries to strategist@bsmail.in. All entries must carry the postal address of the contestant. Last date for receiving entries is October 29 till 8 pm. Previous winners and employees of Business Standard and their families are not eligible to participate. The winner is chosen on the basis of the first correct entry received.

There were six correct entries to Quiz number 636. The winner is Yukta Arun from Sangrur